crow

[kroh]

verb (used without object), crowed or for 1, (especially British), crew; crowed; crow·ing.

to utter the characteristic cry of a rooster.

to gloat, boast, or exult (often followed by over).

to utter an inarticulate cry of pleasure, as an infant does.

noun

the characteristic cry of a rooster.

an inarticulate cry of pleasure.

Origin of crow

before 1000; Middle English crowen, Old English crāwan; cognate with Dutch kraaien, German krähen; see crow¹

Related formscrow·er, nouncrow·ing·ly, adverb

Synonyms for crow

2. vaunt, brag.

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Related Words for crowed

squawk, boast, gloat, strut, blow, prate, cackle, babble, cry, gas, whoop, rodomontade, mouth, gurgle, jubilate, flourish, puff, swagger, bluster, triumph

Examples from the Web for crowed

Contemporary Examples of crowed

“Sen. Obama's support among working, hard-working Americans, white Americans, is weakening again,” she crowed in May 2008.
The Government Shutdown Isn’t Racist
Stuart Stevens
October 8, 2013
In August 2011, John Boehner crowed “I got 98 percent of what I wanted.”
Who’s Winning the ‘Fiscal Cliff’
Daniel Gross
November 12, 2012
"No one has as big a megaphone as I have," Krugman crowed to Newsweek.
The 2009 Daily Beast Political Awards
Samuel P. Jacobs
December 23, 2009
The paper dubbed him “King of All Media,” and he crowed that he had learned his gift of speech from “masters of soundbites.”
Meet the 'You Lie' Guy
Samuel P. Jacobs
September 10, 2009

Historical Examples of crowed

"I just know he'll choose Bill," crowed the Countess after the flicker of the doctor's skirts.
Chip, of the Flying U
B. M. Bower
"We came as fast as we could when we got your message," he crowed.
Slaves of Mercury
Nat Schachner
Babbitt, looking like a triumphantly vicious Bantam rooster, crowed on.
Shavings
Joseph C. Lincoln
"You are going to take my prescription, after all," he crowed.
Kent Knowles: Quahaug
Joseph C. Lincoln
And the way they crowed and bragged about their "finds" wa'n't fit to put in the log.
Cape Cod Stories
Joseph C. Lincoln

British Dictionary definitions for crowed

Crow

noun

plural Crows or Crow a member of a Native American people living in E Montana

the language of this people, belonging to the Siouan family

crow

noun

any large gregarious songbird of the genus Corvus, esp C. corone (the carrion crow) of Europe and Asia: family Corvidae . Other species are the raven, rook, and jackdaw and all have a heavy bill, glossy black plumage, and rounded wingsSee also carrion crow Related adjective: corvine

any of various other corvine birds, such as the jay, magpie, and nutcracker

any of various similar birds of other families

offensive an old or ugly woman

short for crowbar

as the crow flies as directly as possible

eat crow US and Canadian informal to be forced to do something humiliating

stone the crows stone

Word Origin for crow

Old English crāwa; related to Old Norse krāka, Old High German krāia, Dutch kraai

crow

verb (intr)

(past tense crowed or crew) to utter a shrill squawking sound, as a cock

(often foll by over) to boast one's superiority

(esp of babies) to utter cries of pleasure

noun

the act or an instance of crowing

Derived Formscrower, nouncrowingly, adverb

Word Origin for crow

Old English crāwan; related to Old High German krāen, Dutch kraaien

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Word Origin and History for crowed

Crow

Indian tribe of the American Midwest, the name is a rough translation of their own name, Apsaruke.

crow

Old English crawe, imitative of bird's cry. Phrase eat crow is perhaps based on the notion that the bird is edible when boiled but hardly agreeable; first attested 1851, American English, but said to date to War of 1812 (Walter Etecroue turns up 1361 in the Calendar of Letter Books of the City of London). Crow's foot "wrinkle around the corner of the eye" is late 14c. Phrase as the crow flies first recorded 1800.

crow

Old English crawian "make a loud noise like a crow" (see crow (n.)); sense of "exult in triumph" is 1520s, perhaps in part because the English crow is a carrion-eater. Related: Crowed; crowing.

Idioms and Phrases with crowed

crow

In addition to the idiom beginning with crow

crown jewels
crow over

also see:

as the crow flies
eat crow